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101. |
" The organization is based on the principles of sovereign equality of all its members". It is expressed in the …………… |
A. | united nationscharter |
B. | indian constitution |
C. | british constitution |
D. | saarc |
Answer» A. united nationscharter |
102. |
" Men are born , and always continue , free and equal in respect oftheir rights". It is thedeclaration of ? |
A. | american war of independence |
B. | indian freedom struggle |
C. | russian revolution |
D. | the french declaration of rights ofman |
Answer» D. the french declaration of rights ofman |
103. |
The principle of "one man, one vote, one value" is example of ? |
A. | social justice |
B. | communal justice |
C. | political justice |
D. | individual justice |
Answer» C. political justice |
104. |
Who stated that “right is a power claimed and recognized as contributory to common good”. |
A. | t.h. green |
B. | wilson |
C. | hobbes |
D. | locke |
Answer» A. t.h. green |
105. |
Ritchie defines ………… rights as" the claim of an individual on others recognized by the society irrespective of its recognition by the state". |
A. | politicalrights |
B. | civil rights |
C. | natural rights |
D. | moral rights |
Answer» D. moral rights |
106. |
Which is considered “ as an historic event of the profound significance and one of the greatest achievement of the United Nations”. |
A. | udhr |
B. | settlement of korean crisis |
C. | settlement of cuban crisis |
D. | none |
Answer» A. udhr |
107. |
Input- output analysis of David Easton , the inputs stand for ………………… |
A. | the politicalsystem |
B. | the environment |
C. | demandsand supports |
D. | the feedback |
Answer» C. demandsand supports |
108. |
In politicalscience ,the structural-functional theorywasfirst applied in 1960 by… ? |
A. | almond and coleman |
B. | david easton |
C. | dhal |
D. | maciver |
Answer» A. almond and coleman |
109. |
Who wasthe first philosopher to make a detailed intellectual study of political power ? |
A. | charles merriam |
B. | morgenthau |
C. | dhal |
D. | tawney |
Answer» A. charles merriam |
110. |
Which one of the following is nota Weberian classification of authority ? |
A. | traditional authority |
B. | charismatic authority |
C. | rational-legal authority |
D. | political authority |
Answer» D. political authority |
111. |
Modern bureaucracies are the best example of organizations based on which kinds authority ? |
A. | traditional |
B. | charismatic |
C. | rational-legal |
D. | political |
Answer» C. rational-legal |
112. |
The term " Political Culture " wasformulated and used first time by ? |
A. | simon |
B. | dhal |
C. | easton |
D. | gabrial almond |
Answer» D. gabrial almond |
113. |
Political Culture is the pattern of individual attitudes and orientations towards System ? |
A. | socialsystem |
B. | economic system |
C. | political system |
D. | environmentalsystem |
Answer» C. political system |
114. |
Which one of the following is not Lucian Pye’s three basic characteristic features of politicaldevelopments? |
A. | equality |
B. | capacity |
C. | differentiation |
D. | state |
Answer» D. state |
115. |
Who observed that the maintenance of political stability as the ultimate goal of political development? |
A. | samuel huntington |
B. | allan ball |
C. | karl marx |
D. | dhal |
Answer» A. samuel huntington |
116. |
Huntington describes as amulti-faced process involving change in all areas of human thought and activity. |
A. | political development |
B. | politicalmodernization |
C. | political change |
D. | political power |
Answer» B. politicalmodernization |
117. |
increase the capacity and capability ofthe political system to find and utilize the resources of the country ? |
A. | political development |
B. | politicalmodernization |
C. | political change |
D. | political power |
Answer» B. politicalmodernization |
118. |
Who stated , " Socialization through the mass media is the best short-run technique available and it is crucial to modernization” |
A. | gabrial almond |
B. | huntington |
C. | lucian pye |
D. | coleman |
Answer» C. lucian pye |
119. |
Which is the first important agent of politicalsocialization? |
A. | society |
B. | state |
C. | political party |
D. | family |
Answer» D. family |
120. |
Political sub-culture is the part of ? |
A. | social culture |
B. | general culture |
C. | political culture |
D. | culture |
Answer» C. political culture |
121. |
Who is the author of the book the ‘ Law of the Constitution’ ? |
A. | a.v. dicey |
B. | finer |
C. | gettle |
D. | willoughby |
Answer» A. a.v. dicey |
122. |
The author of the book ‘ History and Class Consciousness ‘ ? |
A. | althusser |
B. | gramsci |
C. | lenin |
D. | lukacs |
Answer» B. gramsci |
123. |
The idea of individualism originated in…………. |
A. | italy |
B. | uk |
C. | france |
D. | russia |
Answer» C. france |
124. |
Ideology that advocates maximum possible freedom to individual and minimum of state functions |
A. | fascism |
B. | marxism |
C. | individualism |
D. | gandhism |
Answer» C. individualism |
125. |
Author of the book ‘wealth of Nations’. |
A. | herbert spencer |
B. | j s mill |
C. | laski |
D. | adam smith |
Answer» D. adam smith |
126. |
Who among the following is not associated with Individualism |
A. | spencer |
B. | adam smith |
C. | hegel |
D. | j s mill |
Answer» C. hegel |
127. |
Primary duty of the state according to individualist…………………….. |
A. | regulate economic life of man |
B. | protect the individual from violence and fraud |
C. | regulate social life of man |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. protect the individual from violence and fraud |
128. |
Policy of laissez faire is otherwise known as ………….. |
A. | fascism |
B. | marxism |
C. | socialism |
D. | individualism |
Answer» D. individualism |
129. |
Chief exponent of biological argument of Individualism |
A. | herbert spencer |
B. | j s mill |
C. | adam smith |
D. | laski |
Answer» A. herbert spencer |
130. |
Who among the following is associated with modern Individualism |
A. | adam smith |
B. | spenser |
C. | graham wallas |
D. | laski |
Answer» C. graham wallas |
131. |
Classical liberalism stood for …………. |
A. | liberty of individuals |
B. | democratic institutions |
C. | free enterprise |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
132. |
In the political sphere liberalism entails ………………… |
A. | freedom of press and judiciary |
B. | freedom of thought and expression |
C. | free and fair elections |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
133. |
Who among the following is considered a father figure of Liberal tradition |
A. | hegel |
B. | karl marx |
C. | john locke |
D. | plato |
Answer» C. john locke |
134. |
Who among the following is not associated with modern Liberalism |
A. | barker |
B. | hobhouse |
C. | mac iver |
D. | adam smith |
Answer» D. adam smith |
135. |
Author of communist Manifesto |
A. | hegel |
B. | marx |
C. | barker |
D. | laski |
Answer» B. marx |
136. |
Dialectical method is associated with ……………. |
A. | barker |
B. | laski |
C. | hegel |
D. | j s mill |
Answer» C. hegel |
137. |
Marx considered the as the basis of this world |
A. | idea |
B. | spirit |
C. | organization |
D. | material object |
Answer» D. material object |
138. |
According to Marx all fundamental historical changes are determined by the …………….. |
A. | state |
B. | working class |
C. | capitalist class |
D. | economic forces |
Answer» D. economic forces |
139. |
According to Marx ‘superstructure, constitutes ……………. |
A. | mode of production |
B. | social relations of productions |
C. | ideas of society |
D. | all the above |
Answer» C. ideas of society |
140. |
The difference between value paid to the labourer and the value appropriated by the capitalist Marx called it……… |
A. | profit value |
B. | theft |
C. | additional profit |
D. | surplus value |
Answer» D. surplus value |
141. |
Literal meaning of bourgeoisie |
A. | capitalist class |
B. | working class |
C. | middle class |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. middle class |
142. |
By proletariat class Marx meant …………… |
A. | the working class |
B. | the middle class |
C. | the capitalist class |
D. | middle class and capitalist class combined |
Answer» A. the working class |
143. |
According to Marx, in the class war will come out victorious. |
A. | bourgeoisie |
B. | capitalist class |
C. | proletariat |
D. | middle class |
Answer» C. proletariat |
144. |
Dictatorship of the proletariat is a ……………… |
A. | quasi-state of the working class |
B. | dictatorship of the capitalist |
C. | new state of the working class |
D. | is full- fledged state of the proletariat |
Answer» A. quasi-state of the working class |
145. |
The task of the dictatorship of the proletariat is …………….. |
A. | centralize production |
B. | increase production |
C. | to expropriate the bourgeoisie |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
146. |
According to Marx after the success of revolution and overthrow of capitalism the state will……. |
A. | reduce its functions |
B. | wither away |
C. | become a class institution of the workers |
D. | become powerless |
Answer» B. wither away |
147. |
Marx predicts |
A. | a classless society |
B. | communist society |
C. | society without contradictions |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
148. |
The ideology of fascism emerged in which country |
A. | germany |
B. | russia |
C. | italy |
D. | spain |
Answer» C. italy |
149. |
The ideology of Fascism was developed by ….… ….. |
A. | hitler |
B. | stalin |
C. | napoleon |
D. | mussolini |
Answer» D. mussolini |
150. |
The word fascism originated from the Italian word…. |
A. | fasces |
B. | feodus |
C. | fas |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. fasces |
151. |
The word fasces in Italian means …………. |
A. | power |
B. | bundles |
C. | strength |
D. | state |
Answer» B. bundles |
152. |
Fascism stood against ………….. |
A. | democracy |
B. | liberty |
C. | internationalism |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
153. |
Fascism advocated ……………… |
A. | aggressive nationalism |
B. | hero-worship |
C. | irrationalism |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
154. |
The ideology that considered the state as an end in itself |
A. | liberalism |
B. | individualism |
C. | marxism |
D. | fascism |
Answer» D. fascism |
155. |
The ideology that consider democracy as the worst form of government |
A. | liberalism |
B. | individualism |
C. | marxism |
D. | fascism |
Answer» D. fascism |
156. |
The ideology that advocated aggressive war fare and imperialist expansion |
A. | fascism |
B. | marxism |
C. | liberalism |
D. | individualism |
Answer» A. fascism |
157. |
Tolstoy’s book that made a great influence on Gandhi |
A. | unto this last |
B. | civil disobedience |
C. | the kingdom of god within you |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. unto this last |
158. |
According to Gandhi Non-Violence is the quality of……. |
A. | weak |
B. | brave and effeminate |
C. | villagers |
D. | strong and brave |
Answer» D. strong and brave |
159. |
To Gandhi Ahimsa is |
A. | supreme love |
B. | supreme kindness |
C. | supreme self sacrifice |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
160. |
According to Gandhi, the highest form of non-violence……….. |
A. | non-violence of the brave |
B. | passive non-violence of the helpless |
C. | passive non-violence of the coward |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. non-violence of the brave |
161. |
Satyagraha |
A. | is based on the concept of suffering |
B. | never injures the opponent |
C. | tries to wean the opponent from error by love and self suffering |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
162. |
A technique of Satyagraha suggested by Gandhi in which people voluntarily exile from the place of residence…………….. |
A. | hijrat |
B. | strike |
C. | civil disobedience |
D. | non-violence |
Answer» A. hijrat |
163. |
According to Gandhi’s concept of trusteeship which is correct |
A. | an individual free to hold wealth for his selfish interest |
B. | character of production determined by social necessity |
C. | there will be affixed minimum wage but no maximum wage |
D. | gandhi recognize the right to private property and one can use it as he desires |
Answer» B. character of production determined by social necessity |
164. |
Which is true. Gandhian society will be |
A. | state less society |
B. | classless society |
C. | socialist society |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
165. |
According to Gandhi |
A. | ends are more important than means |
B. | only our means should be moral and not ends |
C. | moral means leads to moral ends |
D. | our ends should be moral and not means |
Answer» B. only our means should be moral and not ends |
166. |
According to Gandhi |
A. | religion and politics are separable |
B. | religion and politics are inseparable |
C. | political exploitation of religion is permissible in some cases |
D. | hind religion is superior to all other religions |
Answer» B. religion and politics are inseparable |
167. |
In Greek ‘Demos’ means |
A. | power |
B. | state |
C. | democracy |
D. | people |
Answer» D. people |
168. |
In Greek ’Kratos’ means |
A. | power |
B. | state |
C. | democracy |
D. | people |
Answer» A. power |
169. |
India follows |
A. | direct democracy |
B. | participatory democracy |
C. | representative democracy |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. representative democracy |
170. |
Which of the following is not a necessary condition for the success of democracy |
A. | social and economic equality |
B. | sound party system |
C. | freedom of press |
D. | state religion |
Answer» D. state religion |
171. |
Verdict of the people sought on a proposed law or constitutional amendment is……… |
A. | recall |
B. | referendum |
C. | plebiscite |
D. | initiative |
Answer» A. recall |
172. |
Facultative referendum is … … |
A. | all laws passed by the legislature are referred to people |
B. | all laws are referred by the people to the legislature |
C. | some laws are referred by the people to the legislature |
D. | certain number of people can ask for a bill be submitted to the people for |
Answer» D. certain number of people can ask for a bill be submitted to the people for |
173. |
Power of the people to propose legislation |
A. | recall |
B. | referendum |
C. | plebiscite |
D. | initiative |
Answer» D. initiative |
174. |
In Unformulated Initiative , Initiative is ……… |
A. | in the form of proper law |
B. | taken by the legislature |
C. | taken by the executive |
D. | in the form of a general demand |
Answer» D. in the form of a general demand |
175. |
The word plebiscite is derived from the French word plebiscitum meaning……… |
A. | power of the people |
B. | will of the people |
C. | decree of the people |
D. | rule of the people |
Answer» C. decree of the people |
176. |
Power of the people to call back elected representatives before the expiry of their term |
A. | recall |
B. | referendum |
C. | plebiscite |
D. | initiative |
Answer» A. recall |
177. |
People have the right to ‘recall’ in which country |
A. | china |
B. | uk |
C. | italy |
D. | switzerland |
Answer» D. switzerland |
178. |
An opinion to be considered as public opinion……………. |
A. | it must emanate from the people as a whole |
B. | it should not be a sectional interest |
C. | it should have the consent of the minority |
D. | all the above. |
Answer» B. it should not be a sectional interest |
179. |
Pick the correct answer. |
A. | public opinion is a belief and not a theory. |
B. | pressure groups does not create public opinion |
C. | political parties are not agencies that create public opinion |
D. | public opinion does not have the consent of the minority |
Answer» A. public opinion is a belief and not a theory. |
180. |
Which is an agent of public opinion |
A. | political party |
B. | press |
C. | educational institutions |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
181. |
Which is a method of minority representation |
A. | the limited vote plan |
B. | the cumulative vote system |
C. | the separate electorate system |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
182. |
Choose the tactic not generally associated with pressure groups |
A. | lobbying |
B. | strike |
C. | generating favourable public opinion |
D. | use of muscle power |
Answer» D. use of muscle power |
183. |
Primary reason for the formation of pressure group is …………….. |
A. | to capture power |
B. | self interest |
C. | to amass wealth |
D. | all the above |
Answer» B. self interest |
184. |
Pick a demerit ( or demerits) of bi-party system |
A. | unstable governments |
B. | minorities may not get adequate representation in party and government |
C. | choices available to the electorate in times of election |
D. | all the above |
Answer» B. minorities may not get adequate representation in party and government |
185. |
Bi-party system exists in …… |
A. | india |
B. | pakistan |
C. | sri lanka |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above |
186. |
Which one of the following is true. |
A. | satyagrahi injures the opponent |
B. | a satyagrahi has be deeply religious |
C. | satyagrahi appeals to the soul of the opponent |
D. | satyagrahi makes the opponents suffer |
Answer» C. satyagrahi appeals to the soul of the opponent |
187. |
Which is a democracy |
A. | china |
B. | myanmar |
C. | sri lanka |
D. | all the above |
Answer» C. sri lanka |
188. |
Which is not an essential characteristics of democracy |
A. | universal adult franchise |
B. | elective legislatures |
C. | civil liberties |
D. | perfect economic equality |
Answer» D. perfect economic equality |
189. |
Which is not a direct democratic device |
A. | .initiative |
B. | recall |
C. | plebiscite |
D. | refer |
Answer» D. refer |
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